Jul 20, 2022
The Central Park Boathouse has announced permanent layoffs of its 163 employees. It cited the rising costs of labor and goods as its reason for closure, which will happen in October.
Owner Dean Poll says it has nothing to do with Covid, the restaurant is very busy, "but the current economic situation does not permit it to sustain itself."
The NYC Parks Department will "engage a future operator as soon as possible" to take over the Boathouse space.
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